针尖对麦芒 zhēn jiān duì mài máng

in sharp conflict; ready to fight back

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
针 zhēn HSK 4
needle; pin; injection
尖 jiān HSK 6
sharp; pointed; point (of needle)
对 duì HSK 1
for; towards; at
麦 mài HSK 5
wheat; barley; oats
芒 máng HSK 6
tip (of a blade); awn (of cereals); arista (of grain)